I do not support Bill 66…

I do not support Bill 66. There is not much of what Doug Ford is doing, that I supoort. Whatever is decided, the environment and our farms, greenspace, MUST be a priority. What good is propserity if healthcare costs go up because of poor air, water and food quality? 1 in 2 Canadians are already expected to be diagnosed with some form of Cancer, and those numbers will continue to climb if air, water and food quality are further compromised. In society today, not everyone can be rich. Not everybody wants that. But we need to ensure that ALL Ontarians are given equal opportunity to contribute to society in a way that they are best capable of. This can only be done through education, and support of regional social support services. I am a single mom and an autistic child. My child cannot attend daycare or have a babysitter, making it impossible for me to work because available jobs only during school hours dont exist. We are on the OAP waiting list for respite services, and I cannot work until that comes through. We have already been waiting nearly 18mths and my savings have been completely drained.
Development is short-term work, it unneccessarily destroys the environment. If we want to create jobs through building, then we need to look more seriously at taking old buildings, areas that are already developed, and figure out how to use those spaces more efficiently. Not every town needs a super centre. Big businesses dont need more support. Society is moving away from this type of consumerism, and are starting to increase demand and support for local farmers, local shops, and small businesses. We need invest in those people. Farmers should be getting our biggest subsidies and tax breaks.
Internet needs to be considered a neccessity. The average person cannot keep up with inflation. Housing is unaffordable: we can scrape by monthly payments but seeing as most housing costs over $500,000 a down payment is near impossible for most people.
Also, OHIP is our provinces crown jewel. We need more support into that. If big businesses (like walmart, loblaws, Bell, etc) can inflate their prices for the sole purposes of increasing or maintaining their profit margins, then they need to be held to a higher standard of environmental protection, benefits for employees, paying into social service programs, and paying their employees a living wage. They should not be allowed to hoard millions of dollars while we have such a high homeless population and families struggle to feed their kids. This is Canada, there needs to be a greater equality.